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  • WATCH: The world of work is changing and here's how qualifications can help you stand out in the talent pool

    August 31, 2021

    Have you ever wondered what the value of the right qualifications are in the new world of work? Or how vocational qualifications can improve your employability?

    In this short video, we unpack how the world of work is changing and what role qualifications play, how vocational qualifications aren't always viewed as valuable or seen as prestigious as more traditional qualifications (and why that’s changing), and what skills employers expect you to have today.

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  • Why industry values employability more than you think

    August 31, 2021

    Our world of work is constantly changing. The skills and knowledge learned in our early schooling years, or perhaps a qualification earned in our early twenties, will no longer be enough. According to research, learners are finding themselves overqualified, under-skilled, and in some cases, both.

    Technological advances are fuelling social, economic, and environmental challenges, so the world around learners is changing as rapidly as the wider world of work, which makes constantly evolving one’s workforce skills package a mission critical proposition.

    The findings show that today’s learners no longer possess the skills required to meet the job market’s requirements and are unable to clearly communicate the skills they do have in ways that can boost their employability prospects. While this is alarming, there’s a solution to the skills gap problem, and it lies in the hands of the learner.

    Through Pearson’s Future of Skills research, conducted in partnership with Nesta and the Oxford Martin School, we found that the future of work is far from a doom and gloom dystopia, where headlines of robots taking our jobs run along the news tickers at the bottom of our television screens.

    It is instead the very things that make us human that will in turn make us more employable, such as things like being able to think outside the box to solve a problem, creativity skills to discover new efficiencies, or the ability to display leadership traits to drive outcomes, which are said to be missing from the talent pool leading to a skills gap in the wider employment marketplace. And more specifically, as the research suggests, these are the skills that are most in demand:

    • The teaching and learning of oneself and others
    • Understanding nuanced systems, whether those be human relationships, or the interface between humans and machines Creativity, such as originality and the ability to generate ideas, and be able to think flexibly 
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  • Episode 14 — Want a career change? Here's how you can get your dream job

    August 31, 2021

    Welcome to episode 14 of the Art of Learning podcast.

    We catch up again with Simon Young, Pearson Asia’s BTEC Portfolio Director, to chat about the value of the ‘right’ qualifications in the new world of work, and how vocational qualifications can improve a learner's employability.

    We discuss how the world of work changing and what role qualifications play (00:50), how vocational qualifications aren't always viewed as valuable or seen as prestigious as more traditional qualifications, and what employers value in learners, as well as learners who have taken vocational qualifications and ultimately gained extra skills and knowledge that gives them an edge in the marketplace (07:32), what Simon sees as some of the more important soft skills that a vocational qualification can help with enhancing and growing (09:48), plus much more.

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  • PODCAST: Episode 10 — Future proofing your career and the value of employability

    January 8, 2021

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    Welcome to episode 10 of the Art of Learning podcast.  

    We’re joined by Stuart Connor, Pearson Asia's Qualifications and Assessment Director, and Anisa Zulfiqar, Pearson Asia’s PCTA Business Development Manager, to discuss how learners can future proof their career, the importance of employability, and more.  

    We explore the definition of employability and why it has become such an important concept (1:18), the acute focus on employability in times of recession (3:14), whether learners lack the relevant skills to suit the modern economy (4:02), in-demand skills and how they evolve and transcend industries (7:01), how the pace of change in industry impacts future skills requirements (9:47), whether the COVID-19 pandemic has placed a greater emphasis on bridging the skills gap in Thailand and Vietnam (11:53), advice on how learners can future proof their careers (16:08), what Thai and Vietnamese educators can do to better prepare learners for the workforce (18:16), how a Pearson education provides learners with a competitive edge (20:38), plus more. 

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  • Tips for teaching PTE Academic

    January 8, 2021

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    Teaching a test preparation course can be challenging, particularly for a high stakes test, such as PTE Academic, given its significance for students. With adequate preparation and familiarisation with the test’s structure, teaching PTE Academic doesn’t need to be daunting at all. In fact, it’s one of the most rewarding education experiences you’ll have as a teacher.

    So, what is the best way to prepare students for sitting PTE Academic? In order to adequately prepare students for the test, teachers need to have strong knowledge of the structure of PTE Academic.  

    There are resources you can leverage to familiarise yourself with the test and ensure your students achieve their desired score. There’s a video series on frequently asked questions, which helps to provide insights on the importance of preparation, the required skillset applied in the test, and even the role of algorithms in the marking process, which is unique to PTE Academic.  

    LISTEN: Episode 3 — Preparing for PTE Academic and why you should forget about IELTS and enjoy life 

    Additionally, there are extensive teacher resources, which work well to help you gain a deep understanding of how to teach PTE Academic and how to prepare your students for test day. Once you have built up your knowledge base on the structure of PTE Academic, another useful activity is to learn more about how the test is scored and how computer-based testing (CBT) works.  

    There are several content-rich resources that articulate the power, efficiency, and fairness of algorithms and automated scoring technology, which is what makes PTE Academic unique among its paper-based assessment counterparts. 

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  • PODCAST: Episode 4 — Going global with PTE Academic

    August 17, 2020

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    Welcome to episode 4 of the Art of Learning podcast, brought to you by Pearson Asia.  

    We’re joined by Arisa Matananoy, a Pearson and PTE Academic learner, currently studying Entrepreneurship and Innovation, as part of the University of Newcastle (UON) and University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) two-degree program.  

    In this episode, we dive into Arisa’s diverse background and her love for studying languages (0:53), career aspirations and the business leaders who inspire her (2:35), the value of English proficiency in Southeast Asia (5:14), why she chose Pearson’s PTE Academic to test her English skills (6:00), advice, tips, and tricks for taking PTE Academic (8:05), insight into her two-degree program (9:16), and her future goals (12:27). 

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  • PODCAST: Episode 3 — Preparing for PTE Academic and why you should forget about IELTS and enjoy life

    July 23, 2020

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    Welcome to episode 3 of the Art of Learning podcast, brought to you by Pearson Asia.  

    We’re joined by Le Thanh Tung, educator and PTE teacher, and Le Minh Hoang, PTE test taker and architectural designer, to discuss their insights and tips to prepare for PTE Academic, their motivation for writing a book about their success story with PTE Academic, and more.  

    We discuss what makes Vietnam unique as an education market when it comes to English language learning (2:12), the key message they want learners to take away from their book about PTE Academic (3:34), a deep-dive on PTE Academic’s test format (5:54), the power of technology in the PTE Academic test framework (8:41), Hoang’s success story (9:40), why PTE Academic is an educator’s English test of choice (11:33), the nuances in test-taker profiles (13:19), the growing demand for English language teaching, learning and testing in Vietnam (14:28), words of wisdom for learners studying for the PTE Academic test (15:50), the benefits of listening to music and watching films in English (17:40), and concluding advice for learners who are considering taking the PTE Academic test (18:21). 

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  • Launch a global career with BTEC

    July 23, 2020

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    The job market is becoming increasingly competitive and employers are after a specific set of skills.  

    What does this mean for future workers? Ensuring that you have qualifications that increase your employability is key.  

    As an example, BTEC qualifications open doors into rewarding careers in STEM, health, sport, business, IT, creatives and much more, so you can get the career you want with the skills today’s employers need.   

    In this infographic, we have outlined how to give yourself an edge and launch a global career with BTEC. 

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